I have 2 questions I meant to ask. 1. Walking to shops heard loud buzzing from a flowering ivy bush. Masses of what I now know are ivy bees, never noticed it before....is this a big year for them? 2. How do stones get between foot and sandal soles when walking - might stick with the bees for now.

I have fire....warm feet...and alcohol. 😁

Hate the shortening days, but love autumn/winter food. So did slow cooked ox cheek stew today.

Turns out I was wrong about dismissing all those evil Bond movie villains as unbelievable, childlike cartoon creations. They're totally real...if not worse. Zuckerberg has his secret Hawaiian island complex, and here's the head of the evil organisation. www.commondreams.org/news/peter-t...

Just so I don't have to respond to @frmo.bsky.social guessing it in 2 tomorrow! Wordle 1,574 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

This is a very good piece, and one that I emotionally relate with

Might watch it tonight....he might bring his swan and some kazoos.

This is where a UK Reform government would end up. It starts with 'stop the small boats', it then goes further on 'indefinite leave to remain'. Then it'll be all our wonderful cities where multiculturalism works and benefits their local economies. Cunts.

Funny and terrifying at the same time.

Glorious Mastermind answer tonight.... "What was the name of the Canadian classical pianist known for his unorthodox style of playing, whose debut recording in 1956 was JS Bach's Goldberg Variations"? . . . "Liberace"

I nominate @frmo.bsky.social to be the next Prime Minister of France.

Always been hyper-sensitive to background music in shops, restaurants etc. Not making this up, but last 3 times I've gone to Morrisons, Toni Basil's 'Mickey' was playing just as I entered. I now know the playlist which also has Belafonte's Jump in the Line. Is there a UK-wide Morrisons play list?

The Daily Mail will of course follow-up on this, along with Farage's partner's house purchase, his dodgy tax arrangements for his businesses, the recent conviction of Reform's ex-leader in Wales for accepting Kremlin bribes....etc. etc. etc.

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Down in Looe again today emptying more crap from mum's house. Really nice day for beginning of October....though now totally pissing down back home inland.

Oh no....now Jane Goodall....! www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...

It's getting darker....I don't like it...I'm going to unilaterally live in Central European Time. I may miss trains, appointments etc. but I don't care.

** BREAKING NEWS ** The continuation of @davidwaywell.bsky.social's hugely popular Birthday Week drawing of @frmo.bsky.social is under threat as Modig refuses to tell us what he's doing, eating, abusing, or anything interesting at all. I urge everyone to bombard @frmo.bsky.social with FOI requests.

Day 3 of @frmo.bsky.social's Birthday Week libellous drawing challenge. I said I might only last until Wednesday so I feel like I've done my contractually obliged minimum. Tomorrow he'll need to do something more interesting than plastering. Thanks to @sfawcs.bsky.social for the trouser idea.

Day 2 of the #DrawModig Birthday Week challenge, devoted to celebrating @frmo.bsky.social, Shropshire's favourite high-altitude gable-end renderer.

A most fitting and respectful way to celebrate the approach of our much admired @frmo.bsky.social

The major political parties, broadcasters, and institutions should all leave X. It's an extremely dangerous disinformation machine, and staying there only legitimises it and the chaotic agenda of the richest man in the world. Who is a raving fucking lunatic. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Remember the media reaction when Corbyn made the idiotic suggestion that we might want to share the Salisbury Novichok samples with Putin? Now compare with Farage actually presenting on RT, admiring Putin, blaming the EU for Russia's Crimea annexation and now this.

Picked up more from the woods today.....masses of them this year.

Tonight....scallops with black pudding, followed by miso salmon and noodles.

Reform UK's former leader in Wales has admitted taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia while being a Member of the European Parliament. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Anyone else noticed big crops of chestnuts this year? Noticed masses from a few trees near me so filled up a bag.

Somebody needs to create an app to track @frmo.bsky.social when he goes on holiday.

*** BREAKING NEWS *** Public urged to take Paracetamol to avoid growing weird, below-chin beards. news.sky.com/video/amish-...

Back into par-boiling and roasts season. Nice to have some sun today.....but was also very chilly. Wish all that clocks shite wasn't headed our way.

Whatever you do, just make sure we're not having to be in this similar comedy situation with Farage and Reform in a few years' time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GXN...

Hey @psychicsquirrel.bsky.social - you been visiting the Isle of Wight on regular basis?

Occasionally watch the Damage Report, but this was the best and most passionate and outraged I've seen John Iadarola for some time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9ri...

This is wrong. This is an assault on free speech. This is our government using its power to censor and silence its critics like Jimmy Kimmel. Donald Trump continues to undermine our constitution, our freedoms, and our democracy.

It is maybe worth a reminder of this

The private family life of twice divorced Nigel Farage, who had children with both of his ex wives.... and now lives with his girlfriend.... is none of my business... just as the private family lives of everyone else are none of his.

X mainlines hatred into it's users. It's not some 'neutral' social media platform, it is an online sewer of far right propaganda...and that's deliberate. No public body in this country should be using it.

So Danny Kruger has joined the Dunning-Kruger party....how appropriate.

Whatever comes your way to oppose these fascist cunts. Take the opportunity, the Daily Mail certainly can't wait to print this headline again.

Was wet all day...so pork belly and bean stew. (got rice pudding for afters)

The rain has stopped......the sun is out!😲

My brain does this thing.... - If I hear the first notes of Verdi's Hebrew Slaves' chorus from Nabucco, I go on to sing Flower of Scotland - If I hear the first notes of Flower of Scotland, I go on to sing Verdi's Hebrew Slaves' chorus from Nabucco. How can I stop this?

T20 cricket, September, loads of rain everywhere, Old Trafford tonight.....there's actually a game! How can this be? This isn't normal. 🤷‍♂️

President of 'banana dictatorship' commiserates with ex-president of Brazil over his country not having a rigged justice system.

In my 30s, the so-called "silent majority" were folk who hated the EU, foreigners, immigrants and thought climate science fake. Think I may now be in the new "silent majority" who oppose all that, while the old "silent majority" are now the "fucking loud minority" and still claim to be persecuted.